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- Mar 3, 2017
- Location
- Chicagoland
February 5 , 1836
Henry R. Campbell of the Philadelphia, Germantown & Norristown Railroad patents the first 4-4-0, a steam locomotive type that will soon become the most common on all railroads of the United States.
February 5, 1883
Southern Pacific Railroad completes "The Sunset Route."
February 5, 1887
The worst railroad accident in Vermont history occurred at the town of Hartford. An express train to Montreal jumped the rails on the West Hartford bridge and plunged over a gorge into the ice-laden White River. More than 40 people perished.
Henry R. Campbell of the Philadelphia, Germantown & Norristown Railroad patents the first 4-4-0, a steam locomotive type that will soon become the most common on all railroads of the United States.
February 5, 1883
Southern Pacific Railroad completes "The Sunset Route."
February 5, 1887
The worst railroad accident in Vermont history occurred at the town of Hartford. An express train to Montreal jumped the rails on the West Hartford bridge and plunged over a gorge into the ice-laden White River. More than 40 people perished.